How To Install Humbuckers In a Telecaster
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Mr. Dylan sir , I just want you to know that you made my band mate seriously happy with the mods you did to his guitar !!! That thing sounds & plays phenomenal !! When he said that it was worthless to him what he meant was ... That he would never sell it cause he loved the way it played but he didn't like the tone of it . Now that thing is a freaking monster !!! All Hail Dylan Pickups !!! But yourself some today ppl !!! You will not be disappointed !!!
A guitar is never worthless. Especially a Tele.
It didn't have the sound he wanted for the type of music he played. It wasn't a guitar he could use. Now it is. I have a Tele Deluxe with two humbuckers. He could have just bought one of those, but he wanted this one converted. Dylan did a great job.
Weeeellllll..it is NOW!!!!
Dude, when you pulled the pickguard off , lo and behold, the body was already routed for a "Nashville" pickup configuration! I think HSH "Nashville" would be KILLER!
I love how Humbuckers sound
and Telecasters are the coolest looking guitars
so why wouldn't you want to put humbuckers in a Tele?
I got a classic single coil tele, a P90 tele and I really want a hambucker esquire to end the collection.
Love the mod on this guitar .The transformation from a quack to a rock growl is simply amazing .
That may actually be the best looking Tele I've seen, especially with the clear bobbins. It certainly transformed it.
I would like to see how to modify a Telecastor the way Bob Kirchen mods his Telecastors in order to do the sound effects he gets. For those who are wondering, Bob Kirchen was the guy who played lead guitar on the song Hot Rod Lincoln in 1975 by Commander Cody and his Lost Airmen. I seen an interview with him in which he said he reversed the positions of the volume and tone and the 3 way switch. He did this for convenience. It placed the tone and volume in the forward most positions of the plate and put the 3 way switch in back of them. Then when he played he could extend his finger down and manipulate the volume or tone as he played to emulate the sounds of various vehicle horns like different cars or trucks or even a ship's horn. It's pretty cool to watch him do it. I was thinking of doing it to my Tele just for kicks, but wanted to see if I could find a video showing the reversal being done. It would make for a great conversation piece when playing. It would be done by flipping the panel the the volume and switch are in and then wiring it so the 3 way switch is first then tone then volume. I figured if I tried to do that without some guidance I would probably hose it up somehow and I didnt want to chance messing up a component to the point where it would need replacing. If you know where something like this could be found online that would be cool as well.
Update: I did manage to find a video online showing how to reverse the controls. Works like a charm. When you look at it, it takes a second. You see it and think, humm something looks different here. Then you realize oh hey the controls are reversed. Looks great though!
BILL
That looks killer! Love the DAF pickups with the transparent bobbins. Also, it still sounds like a Tele when played clean but then rocks dirty. Love it!
I have fell for marketing gimmicks for years and because of your content I have learned so much about how electric guitars actually work. I am so thankful for your videos now I am making my guitars my way and i actually know how to do it
thanks for showing us this. It's pretty much how imagined it, but it's good to see someone roadmapped the project before I start. One thing I didn't expect was that there are ready made tele bridges with humbucker slots. I was considering cutting the old bridge in half and just keeping the saddle section!
I watched this when it came out. This type of content is what hooked me, but I think your shift to your new content does net a wider audience. Now you have it all. Tech creds and industry insight. Good for you!
Haha, at 5:30 I found myself blowing off the dust from the body when you removed the bridge :D
Did I hear that correct? The owner of the guitar said it's worthless because he's not a country guy? Didn't you tell him that with a Telecaster you can play any style you want?
Can you get the deeper blues/rock tones in a Telecaster?
@@waterhead001 yep, i've got one you can essentially play anything id say its the most versatile guitar
I wonder if he knows who Jim Root is..
Alex R given he has active EMG pickups in his Lol
waterhead001 Soundgarden used Teles on many songs for the Down On The Upside record.
My Tele has Mick Thomson blackouts. 2 humbuckers. Great guitar!
Mini humbuckers actually hotter than you can handle if you want want no routing necessary My favourite Telecaster has a full size SD '59 Model SH-1 In the neck and a Dimarzio Chopper T Mini humbucker in the bridge Sounds fatter than my Les Paul. Great work man Love your videos
(Shocked he found it worthless). Glad he brought it to you! That guitar is gorgeous; it shines! Your pickups sound great! Nice touch.
Thanks for the explanations about the bridge.
You’re the man, Dylan! I’m a total fan of HH Telecasters!!!
Love it! And totally dig your new hash tag. Got nothing against single coil sized humbuckers. Love my Duncan little 59's. But nothing beats the rich sound of a full sized humbucker.
I'd love to do this to my tele. I don't really play much twangy stuff anymore, and I can't really afford a new guitar atm. Time to start researching I guess.
Lots of people may not know that Fenders are great for humbuckers (better in my opinion). You get the longer scale length, individual string intonation and height adjustment and string through contact. Also, it's far easier to get parts to modify.
Agreed, Fenders have that longer scale length (25 1/2) which, imo gives more clarity, definition and 'throw' to the sound ( as compared to Gibsons 24 3/4 scale). Add to that, I like bolt on better than glued in necks, etc. A Tele with a humbucker (or two), imo, can sound like the best of both worlds, concerning a Gibson (Les Paul) and a Fender ( Strat).
2005 telecaster. "The owner has had it for about 20 years"
MinnesotaBassist yup... people lose track of how long they have had a guitar all the time.
@@DylanTalksTone lmao. Any way great video like always
He lives in the future
He is literally the 'customer of the future'.
Rex this is beyond science
Cool video, best tele mod is 50s wiring imo followed by...
a belly cut, I just use an electric sander and rattlecan matt black, then a clear coat. Rough and ready to rock,
cost about 15 bucks.
Fantastic, and if you don’t like it it ent your guitar 🎸, brilliant just brilliant , fantastic video and it looks and sounds amazing
Those pickups really looked nice in that guitar. nice vid.
I went through a bunch of the comments on this one - it is surprising to me just how many clowns out there think their negative OPINION has value. No one cares what you don't like - these videos are produced for people who have an open mind.
Great video. But, it is also a good argument for simply buying an HH telly from Fender. Thanks for the great info !!
So glad I found this video I wanted to do this to my tele and the humbucker bridge came today and I seen it was bigger and got worried but after watching this I can’t wait!
sunburst teles with black pick guards just look so cool. I am not biased about this at all......
Wanted to see how to put a humbucker in my neck! Great Video! The guitar sounds magnificent!
I got my first telecaster this summer and wasn't happy with the bridge pickup characteristics so I installed a humbucker in the bridge which gave me the tones I love. It really jams. I was surprised at the level of disapproval I got from other tele players (purists) when I posted the mod on a FB tele page. Reminds me of the people who tell me I "ruined" my 64 Chevelle by making it a high performance hot rod. People should keep their negative opinions of other people's teles to themselves it's not like I feel bad for humbuckering my tele. Every telecaster I will ever own is gonna have a bridge humbucker and I like when it makes a purist tense up lol
Beautiful work! Looks and sounds great!
Thank you sir. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing
I Really like this thing. Goin' out to buy an old Tele just to modify. Thanks.
Great job..personally I would use the DAF in the neck only, splittable. Add a bigsby..That would be near perfection...free and it would be perfect. Love the clear bobbin look too.👍👍👍
Good job.
Here we see that infrequent case when the "improved" guitar was not damaged and acquired, albeit a different, but quite decent sound.
I especially liked the wiring.
Loving your videos dude. And I gotta say that the following say you can definitely have humbuckers in a tele; Jim Root, John 5, and Chris Shiflett to name a few.
Dylan.... You did a great job on that , sweet looking . Fender may take notice.
I put Telecaster pickups in A Dean Z body with an Epiphone SG neck. Yea, my guitar, done My way. LOL! Grat job, looks and sounds great.
Thanks for the video. I'm building a Strat with 2 humbuckers. I wanted something different. I already have a couple with single coils. Thanks for setting it straight that it's not about what others think you should do to your particular guitar, it's your guitar and it only matters what you want to do with it! You said it better than I did. Anyway, the Tele sounded awesome. Nice job. Thanks!👍😎🎸🎶
74dart man let us know if we can help in the pickup department!! We have some killer stuff for that setup
@@DylanTalksTone ok...will do!👍😎🎸🎶
That was really good and informative. I have wanted to do this for ages
The next Telecaster guitar that I build is going to be with 2 humbuckers. I have already built one with a single p90 and one with standard tele style single coil pickups. I liked the sound that this mod made. thanks much. look forward to your next video.
Turn it up is what I want!
I like it....a Tele is a platform to do anything you want
Another great video - too bad you didn't show the "fiddly" part of making adjustments. Those are just the kinds of things that are handy to see - cutting the pick guard is the procedure that most of us haven't done (what cutting tool, tips how not to destroy the pick guard, how to secure it while working it - that kind of stuff). Thanks anyway though :).
Awesome sound
I love teles with humbuckers man wow...
Humbuckers come from factory in modern player teles..i found one in a pawn shop and love playing it..plays like a old tele or kick in the humbucker for some real balls
Thanks dude, I'm gonna try and drop a P90 in the bridge of my tele... definitely seems doable!
Much more than cool project!! THNX for the video!!!
God's work here. Subscribed!
Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates is a humbucker that'll fit in a single coil route....but that guitar sounds great!
My closet wouldn't feel full without my HH Tele!
Off the scale cool!
Once again a great video by Dylan. I have a 2018 MIM telecaster with two Humbuckers that sound horrible to my ears .I wish I could afford your DAF’s . They sound incredible . I love your video’s . They are always very informative. Thank you Dylan
what kind of humbuckers do you own?
I think he made a video where he opened another HH and noticed that FENDER used wrong pots and possibly capacitor. Your may want to move from 250k to 500k pots.
dude it looks amazing
That’s bad ass! Sounds so good. What would a job like this run? Would love to make a change to my tele. Well done!
I got a really cheap IYV hollow body Tele style that’s got the Destiny humbuckers. I must have lucked out and the planet’s aligned the day it was made! Sounds about like that guitar. Very clear with a bite. I grab it more than my Gibson or Classic vibe. I was going to do upgrades on it for fun but I’m scared to mess with it and change the tone. I may try Dillon humbuckers in another Squier Tele I have just to see if I can recreate that awesome tone.
thanks Dylan,nice video,what would you do about pots if you had a humbucker in the neck and a single coil in the bridge?
Rick did you get an answer ? I want to do that with mine
I need that answer too. I researched a little bit and looks like either work. 500k is brighter.
I like it. This is a tone monster guitar. I want to do one of my Teles with the EMG Revelation set. The cool thing about Teles is you can have as many as you want and all set up different,
Nice job. I also prefer the 3 saddle... but... its his guitar.
I really like the sound of those pick ups? Daf's ? that's cool
the DAF are awesome
From Leo: Nice job. I hope no one discounts a Tele with Humbuckers. I have a G&L ASAT with split humbuckers, It is very versatile.
Modifying my cheapo tele to a deluxe with the giant scratch plate and hard tail bridge rollers the works
It would have been a good time to reverse the control plate.
cool the jackson pickups are going into a tele
It’s sacrilege to some, but can’t deny, that sounds GREAT!
I was really surprised to see a strat-like pickup routing pockets under the pickguard. I assume that's not stock... it was modified by someone along the way?
Project Electric Guitar no that is stock fender
Huh!
I guess they use that body for the Nashville Tele's, too. I would have dropped the bridge pickup in there.
All Fender American Teles are routed like that.
Good job! 👍👍👍
It was routed for a Nashville tele. Would have been cool to put 3 pickups in with splits and pairings in the switching.
Rockin' axe!
Link for the bridge plate?
Dont they do humbuckers in a single coil dimension now?
They do .
I'm gonna do this. I'm looking for something with a Les Paul like tone, but I hate Gibson's scale length. I looked at the Deluxe Teles, but I'm not a fan of the massive pickguard. I prefer the classic Tele look. The Jim Root Telecaster is the closest thing Fender sells for what I want, but I dislike solid white or black guitars. I gotta see that wood grain on my guitars. Fender Japan does an awesome job with their Modern Telecaster series for what I want, but you can't buy them outside of Japan, so honestly to get what I want, I'm gonna have to do it by myself.
I’ve been wanting to do this exact mod on a black player series telecaster
We want to see how you modified the pick guard.
It's kinda sad seeing that lovely guitar not left in it's original shape, but at the same time, it came out beautiful, so I'm good. And it seems those pups have some decent hi-end, which I always worry about with HB's.
Great video
I love it! Great job.
Great, having routed, could one reverse the process for the bridge & pup i.e. replace the original bridge & pup without having to undo the routing?
Can you make it so you have a single coil in the bridge but also have the humbucker on the neck? Would that more difficult to put together?
Nice man!you are not afraid to dig off in a Geetar! Can I send you my Tele?
That was very interesting. I'm buying one of those cheap semi-hollow tele and going to install 2 P90s and see what come out. I don't have all the tools so I might have to carve out the body with a knife but who gives :)
Awesome!! Sounds great!
Now he can still split them to get a single coil sound/tone of he wishes?
Pretty much the same mod I’d like to do to my Tele. The neck route is still just for a single coil but I’m cool with that. I need to route out the bridge pickup spot. Are most Tele humbucker bridge plates larger than the stock size?
A Tele Deluxe has two humbuckers, but doesn't use the bridge from a standard Tele. Both humbuckers mount in a larger pick guard, and the bridge is a smaller piece that mounts below the guard.
Newb question, but is it the case that not all humbuckers are designed to be split? What happens if I put a normal humbucker in a guitar like the ampro ii telecaster deluxe which has a button which enables you to split the coils?
All humbuckers can be coil split in theory. You have to wire them so that all four coil wires are accessible. Many pickups have the coils joined internally
Great sounding and looking mod!
I don't mind humbuckers in a Tele, as I have two double-HB Peavey T-style guitars I love, but I always say they're "not a real Tele". Given that even a Tele Deluxe was designed to steal that Gibson fire, can we say something that sounds *nothing* like the character of the real thing *is* the real thing? 🤔
No matter the thought exercise, if the owner enjoys it then that's what matters!
And yes, some pull pots for splits would've made this top notch. 👍
Were did you get the bridge and humbuckers .......I love it ! Regards Mike.
Dylantalkstone.com for the pickups.
Nice. Good job dude. Sounds great. Fuck the negative comments
Very cool! I have a Blacktop Tele and I am looking at getting a similar bridge. There is a company out there called rock rabbit guitars that has a 3 hole mounting bridge that may have worked. Only issue is it made out of Titanium and is a little more pricey... great video. Thx!
Let me know if you needs help with pickups!
Great job.
"You cant put humbuckers in a tele"
Tell that to Keef Richards
You ever seen a Deluxe or a Custom?
Probably not...😏
Or Jim Root 🤷🏽♂️
John 5
Nobodies seen my tele. Haha custom af.
Telecasters sound great with humbuckers .
You don’t need to A/B versus a regular tele but I would LOVE to have heard an A/B of this vs a Les Paul with those same pickups.
Also You didn’t show cutting the plastic and that was what I was most curious about. How did you cut it?
Want an awesome video. Thanks so much for posting!
Interesting project!
Made me think of Jim Roots Signature Telecaster. Aldo made in a cheaper form by Squier. For those who don't know he is gitarrist for slipknot and stone sour.🤘🤘
Former guitarist for stone sour 😢
I really enjoy your video 😉
Dylan two things. One, that's an awesome guitar and it obviously sounded great even on my Android phone. Two, though is a bit of a complaint. I watched this video with the hope that you would show me how to wire humbuckers in a tele. I didn't need to know anything about routers or how to make holes bigger. I could learn that from a woodworking video. So you are the pickup man and I expected you to teach me how to wire those humbuckers in a tele. I'm sitting on a couple of hot rails with five wires and I don't have a clue how to hook them up..
HELP!!!
you should subscribe and hot the bell. You missed a video about that just last week
Thanks Dylan, I thought I was subscribed. I guess I just missed it.
Thanks
Is there a video comparing the sonic differences between a Les Paul and a 2-humbucker Tele?
It would be cool to make a hsh telecaster with a five way switch. Super Nashville Tele.
I thought that's where he was headed.
So it just solders itself? Rad.